Pararguda spodopa (Turner, 1904) (formerly known as Entometa spodopa) LASIOCAMPINAE,   LASIOCAMPIDAE,   BOMBYCOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of David Fischer, Mission Beach, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species basically have pale brown wings. The forewings each have a dark spot near the middle, and two or three vague wiggly dark transverse arcs.

(Photo: courtesy of David Fischer, Mission Beach, Queensland)

The wingspan of the male is about 4 cms. The wingspan of the female is about 5 cms.

female
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species is found in :

Queensland.

male
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

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Further reading :

A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera...with synonomic notes and other notes,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 28 (1904), p. 239.

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(written 19 April 2020, updated 27 January 2025)